MY LITTLE ALIEN....

I just love this shirt and I had to make it a one page layout. I have been trying to step outside the box and do layouts. While I was at my retreat I made this page using the All Mixed Up Cricut cartridge, which I don't own!! I love going to crops and using other people's stuff!!!

I bought the alien stickers & polka-dot paper soooooooo long ago, I think they were from the Target dollar spot section. I love how crazy yet cute this page turned out to be. The top right box is for my journal box to write about my crazy little alien boy Ryan Arthur. I just love this little alien of ours!


Hope you enjoy!!

Crafty Hugs and Kisses!!
Cindy :)~

Heart Felt Thanks

As I mentioned in my last post 2010 was a terrible time for my family. I started out the year spraining my ankle, a few weeks later I feel/passed out and fractured my C4 vertebra. I was in a neck brace for 12 weeks. We learned the reason I passed out was because I had "Valley Fever". However none of this physical pain could prepare me or my family for the emotional heartache and pain we felt on May 6, 2010. My beloved brother, Arthur, lost his LONG, hard fight to Lung Cancer. He was a beloved son, husband, brother-in-law, uncle and brother and only 46 years old.

We were able to make it back home to IL and were by his side when he passed away. We were and are forever changed as a result of this HUGE loss. In order to channel my energy into something positive I became aware of a walk happening in my community. This is a walk that has been going on for years but was being brought to our town. It is called the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. Ironically enough I never heard of this walk. I had participated in several breast cancer walks but nothing like this. I was able to raise over $2000!! As a thank you I wanted to mail out homemade cards. I had so many to make I tried to make them special, yet easy enough to mass produce.

I have already starting to think about my next thank you cards for the walk in 2012. I think I am going to invest (unless you'd like to donate a set to me Robyn?!?) in My Pink Stamper stamps "Hope & Courage" or "Everyday Sentiments".

I really hope you enjoy this. This is a very special card that truly was made with love and gratitude and I will forever cherish it.




RECIPE:
*Gypsy
*Wild Card Cricut Cartridge (Heart Felt Thanks) 2.71"w x 1.75"h*Gypsy Wanderings (Decor Tag) 3.05"w x 2.14"h
*Lavender Stickles
*Ribbon*White 8 1/2" x 11 Card Stock (cut in half)*Decorative Paper*Zots 3D Clear Adhesive Dots

Like I always say...CANCER SUCKS!!!

Have a blessed day.
Cindy :)~

CANNON BALL

Sean had asked for a pool party over the summer in 2010...however it was such a terrible year for my family I was unable to get it organized let alone work up the energy to do it. He was very understanding so because of that once school started up in August 2010 I found the first 1/2 day and planned a pool/popsicle party for him and his friends. We were able to get pictures of each boy doing a cannon ball into the pool. I had extra sun's from Sean's last day of school bags, which I used as a frame of him jumping in. I love how this page turned out.

On the top of the page that is the invitation I made for Sean to hand out. I always make/keep an extra invitation for my pages. I like to incorporate them some how. I did this page during my scrapbook retreat and one of the girls came up with the idea to do little tags next to all the pictures of the boys. I wanted to put their names but couldn't figure out how to do it. I have so much on one page I just didn't have the room in my journal box.




This was one of my top 5 favorite pages I did during my get away. I hope you enjoy it...enjoy the rest of your summer!!

Keep on Craftin'
Cindy :)~

Show Your Style Blog Hop Challenge

It's time for a My Pinkalicious Blog Hop with My Pink Stamper and her brand new design team. Here is the challenge...Show Your Style.
Challenge: Show us YOUR style making your favorite thing! This could be your favorite color combo, your favorite Cricut cartridge, your favorite technique, etc.

Here is what I am posting as my favorite technique & color combo!!

THE BIG DAY:
I am going to a wedding next weekend in Mexico and I needed to make a card to go with the gift my parents and I are giving. I did some searches online for some cute ideas and came across this person's CUTE cards and such.

I am "borrowing" one of her wonderful ideas for my card. The bride's colors are turquoise and cobalt blue...so I think this came out so, so, so SWEET!


My favorite technique is square, with a mat, glitter paper and Stickles.
My favorite color combo black & white


RECIPE:
**Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge (for wedding dress & tux lapels)
*Indie Art Cartridge (for diamond for tux)
*Beyond Celebrations Cartridge ("the big day")
*Glitter Paper Pack by Colorbok (loving me some glitter paper but I WILL NOT USE CHEAP PAPER AGAIN) As you can see some of the black glitter is on the white diamond and wedding dress
*True Blue Stickles
*Zots 3D clear adhesive dots
*Black 8 1/2 x 11 paper cut in half
*Tape Runner
*Darice Self Stick Gems
*Creative Memories Circle Punch 1 1/2"

I hope the new Mr & Mrs enjoy this homemade card.

Much love and crafting...
Cindy :)~

Caught Ya!

I am so super excited with this project. My son is attending a brand new school and I received an email from the principal asking me to decorate a shoe box for the teachers to put in it their "Caught Ya's". Caught Ya's at the school are for those students caught doing good things. I used stuff I already had on hand. I love how this turned out and I know our Principal really liked it.

The wooden apple I have had for a few years for another project, which I never used. I bought it at Hobby Lobby. I my letter stickers, I have had for years instead of writing "caught ya" on it. I used plain white Elmer's Glue to stick the paper to the shoe box. Then I made a homemade modge podge for the sticker letters and the top of the paper already glued on the box. I attached red ribbon, painted the inside of the box black and finally attached the apple with Zots 3D clear adhesive dots.

It's a Potty!!

I loved making this page sooooooo much!! Here's something I made when I was a part of Inking It Up Crazy "Old School" BLOG HOP

RECIPE:
* Gypsy
* Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge
* 2 6" x 12" Provo Craft Doodlecharms paper pack
* Karen Foster Design Card Stock Stickers "Potty Training 2"
* Brads
* Tape Runner

I used my gypsy and the card frame option for Stretching Your Imagination. X is at -0.23, Y is at -0.00, Width is 12.58" and Height is 12". It will be larger. I did it this size because I didn't want so much of a blue boarder around the page. I love how this looks. I plan on using other cartridges and making fun backgrounds for my scrapbook pages. It's definitely fun and allows me to step outside my scrapbooking box.

--->Card Frame can be found 4th row, 7 squares in<---

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my work.
Have a great day!!!
Cindy :)~

Papa can you hear me???

So this page was so fun to do...what great memories. We did a staycation in 2009 (yes I am that far behind) and I remember as if it were yesterday. We had called my parents who were doggysitting Rocky for us and Ryan wanted to "talk" to Papa...so here is how he looked while "talking" to Papa. He was 1.5 years old at the time.



I feel in love with this paper I used for the background and had to have it!!! I used my Best Occasions Glitter Paper pack for the belly, journal box tag & words. I made this page at my crop in Tucson so I was able to borrow the paper punch for the tag and the ........ cartridge for the words. I love going to these kind of crops like this because I am able to use other people's cartridges and tools.

I had a hard time finding paper to match the teddy bear that is behind Ryan, so I cut the bear using my Doodlecharms cartridge and then used a brown ink chalk to darken/tan him up.


Have a fantastic, crafty day!!
Cindy :)~